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RESOURCES - Help with making applications

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT IMMIGRATION, ASYLUM & NATIONALITY

Asylum claim withdrawals

This fact sheet contains information on what to do if your asylum claim is treated as ‘withdrawn’ if you don’t have a lawyer

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Writing a covering letter to the Home Office

When you send an application to the Home Office, it is good to write a covering letter to send with it. This is a template you can use.

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Explaining your status while your extension application is being decided

If you have limited leave to remain in the UK, you will need to apply to the Home Office to extend your leave before the limited leave finishes. If you make a valid, in-time application to extend your leave, then your permission to stay will keep going until you receive a decision (and any appeal decision). This is known as section 3C leave.

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Writing a chasing letter to the Home Office

Once you have sent an immigration application, the Home Office should try to make a decision within twelve months. However, sometimes they take longer. If you have been waiting for more than twelve...
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Legal representation for your immigration case

This page is meant to provide you with some general advice about representing yourself in an immigration case. We can’t tell you everything you need to know about making an immigration...
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